Violence on television, inappropriate toys, kids at school... genetics?
I'm not trying to take on the entire Nature vs. Nurture argument in one blog post, but I have made my own scientific observations.
My son is a sweet, curious, energetic boy of 18 months. He doesn't own any toy guns, not even a squirt gun. He has no interest in tv or movies yet (but I can't wait), and he doesn't go to daycare or really anywhere I'm not. His latest development: shooting anything that moves.
He recently crafted a gun from legos, and shot me. If he picks up an object and isn't quite sure what to do with it, it must be a gun. 'Pow Pow' is his phrase of choice, but sometimes you'll get a 'Bam Bam' thrown in. Pens, shoes, food, it's all a weapon.
Is this another step in childhood development? As my mother used to say about Milo, "When he walks into a room, things just break." Now, instead of manually dismembering inanimate objects, he has found a way to make things do his imaginary, destructive bidding for him. Oh, how fast they grow up.
